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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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